I don't know how the serving is staying in place on the two strand. You can double serve, but I prefer to build up the nock point with dental floss for something like that--adds a lot less weight to the string.

You won't save 33% of the total string weight by dropping 4 strands (from a 12 strand string)--you forget the loop padding, nock set, and serving. Probably closer to 25%.

Padding out the loops makes it easier to keep them together, but properly made I don't think a 2-strand would slip--it might cut through the tips though.

I always thought a larger string would be quieter--seems to work that way with dacron. I think this is because with dacron, the more strands you have, the less elasticity you have.

However, there's another part to the equation--mass/momentum. More strands = more momentum = more vibration. Since materials like Dynaflight have very low elasticity, you can use less without worrying about them stretching like a rubber band. Less weight, less momentum, less vibration. It's taken me a long time to get this through my thick skull.

I plan to see how these strings pan out over the long haul. Maybe Rod will do some testing--he likes to tinker way more than I do. I'm more along the lines of "if it works, leave it alone!". Might be tempted to do a little tinkering later though.

Chad